FC Groningen tops Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 with J. Larsen scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

GRONINGEN. FC Groningen bested Go Ahead Eagles to win 2-1. J. Larsen was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

February 7, 2022

GRONINGEN. FC Groningen defeated Go Ahead Eagles to win 2-1. J. Larsen was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was FC Groningen to strike first with an early goal of J. Larsen at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Larsen gave the win to FC Groningen in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double.

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex Bos with the collaboration of Mario Diks and Cristian Dobre. The 4th official was Jesse Rozendal. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

FC Groningen

2 - 1

Go Ahead Eagles

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

17 Total 13
5 On Target 4
12 Off Target 9
2 Shots blocked 2

135 Attack 112
47 Dangerous attack 46
105 Ball safe 117

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 5

Fouls

6 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Go Ahead Eagles that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the match.

FC Groningen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (J. Larsen). On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles received 1 yellow card (B. Kuipers).

Match Timeline

36'

Bas Kuipers - Yellow

46'

60'

67'

69'

77'

85'

86'

90'

Romano Postema- sub ->J. Larsen

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After playing this encounter, FC Groningen will have 25 points like SC Heerenveen to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles will stay with 22 points like RKC Waalwijk to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will host Fortuna Sittard on the 12th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Groningen (1 draw).

Go Ahead Eagles will host AZ on the 13th of February with a 5-1 head to head in favor of AZ (1 draw).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen

Peter Leeuwenburgh 1.Netherlands

7.4

Bart van Hintum 3.Netherlands

7.3

Mike te Wierik 5.Netherlands

7.3

D. Dankerlui 2.Suriname

6.9

B. Meijer 40.Netherlands

7.5

90'

N. Kasanwirjo 21.Netherlands

7.6

Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde

7.2

Tomas Suslov 7.Slovakia

7.1

77'

Paulos Abraham 19.Sweden

6.5

77'

Michael de Leeuw 8.Netherlands

7.4

86'

Jørgen Strand Larsen 9.Norway

8.1

90'

69'

4', 69'

Substitutes

Jan de Boer 25.Netherlands

Jan Hoekstra 16.Netherlands

Yahya Kalley 15.Sweden

Marin Šverko 20.Croatia

90'

T. Blokzijl 50.Netherlands

Melayro Bogarde 18.Netherlands

E. Nkenda Nosa 14.Belgium

Daniël van Kaam 26.Netherlands

6.2

86'

Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco

6.8

77'

Romano Postema 29.Netherlands

90'

Cyril Ngonge 27.Belgium

6.4

77'

FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Frank Wormuth decided to play with the following team: Peter Leeuwenburgh (7.4), Damil Dankerlui (6.9), Mike te Wierik (7.3), Bart Van Hintum (7.3), Bjorn Meijer (7.5), Tomáš Suslov (7.1), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (7.6), Laros Duarte (7.2), Paulos Abraham (6.5), Michael De Leeuw (7.4) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yahya Kalley, Romano Postema, Jan de Boer, Cyril Ngonge (6.4), Melayro Bogarde, Jan Hoekstra, Emmanuel Matuta, Daniel Van Kaam (6.2), Mo El Hankouri (6.8), Marin Šverko and Thijmen Blokzijl.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: T. Suslov for C. Ngonge (77′), P. Abraham for M. El Hankouri (77′), M. de Leeuw for D. van Kaam (86′), B. Meijer for M. Sverko (90′) and J. Larsen for R. Postema (90′).

Best player: Jørgen Strand Larsen

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Jørgen Strand Larsen.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles

Andries Noppert 23.Netherlands

6.4

Bas Kuipers 5.Netherlands

6.8

36'

Joris Kramer 4.Netherlands

7.2

Mats Deijl 20.Netherlands

6.4

Jay Idzes 6.Netherlands

7.0

Boyd Lucassen 2.Netherlands

7.5

46'

Iñigo Córdoba 21.Spain

6.8

67'

Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium

7.2

85'

Luuk Brouwers 8.Netherlands

6.7

Ragnar Oratmangoen 11.Netherlands

7.1

85'

Isac Lidberg 9.Sweden

6.8

67'

Substitutes

Job Schuurman 31.Netherlands

N. Hengelman 33.Netherlands

J. Bakker 26.Netherlands

Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany

Cuco Martina 15.Curaçao

Aventis Aventisian 28.Armenia

G. Botos 30.Greece

7.0

46'

60'

Marc Cardona 29.Spain

6.7

67'

J. Mulenga 27.Zambia

6.8

85'

Martijn Berden 7.Netherlands

6.6

67'

F. Ross 17.Scotland

6.5

85'

Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Kees van Wonderen played with: Andries Noppert (6.4), Mats Deijl (6.4), Jay Idzes (7.0), Joris Kramer (7.2), Bas Kuipers (6.8), Boyd Lucassen (7.5), Philippe Rommens (7.2), Iñigo Cordoba (6.8), Luuk Brouwers (6.7), Ragnar Oratmangoen (7.1) and Isac Lidberg (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ioannis Foivos Botos (7.0), Job Schuurman, Marc Cardona (6.7), Justin Bakker, Gerrit Nauber, Jacob Mulenga (6.8), Martijn Berden (6.6), Francis Ross (6.5), Nick Hengelman, Cuco Martina and Aventis Aventisian.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 5 changes: B. Lucassen for G. Botos (46′), I. Lidberg for M. Berden (67′), I. Cordoba for M. Cardona (67′), P. Rommens for F. Ross (85′) and R. Oratmangoen for J. Mulenga (85′).